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ATTENTION!
Enrollment in NEUROSCI 202-0 is limited to declared neuroscience majors only!
Until November 18th, 2022, NEUROSCI 206-0 is limited to neuroscience majors only!
NEUROSCI 365-0-20 no longer requires a permission number from Dr. Indira Raman. It is open to sophomore, junior and senior neuroscience majors who have completed NEUROSCI 202-0, NEUROSCI 311-0 or BIOL_SCI 302-0.
To declare a Neuroscience Major, please request an appointment through neuroscience@u.northwestern.edu. Please be sure to list your availability, preference of meeting with Dr. Justin Brown or Dr. Valerie Kilman and preference of in-person or zoom meeting!
NEUROSCI 202-0-21 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience will be taught by Justin Brown, PhD. Introduction to principles governing nervous system function at the cellular and molecular level. Final exam will be held during finals week but will be online. May not receive credit for both NEUROSCI 202-0 and BIOL_SCI 302-0. See Caesar for full description.
Prerequisites: Must be a neuroscience major and have completed BIOL_SCI 201-0 and either CHEM 132-0 or co-enrollment in CHEM 152-0 or CHEM 172-0.
Natural Sciences Distro Area
NEUROSCI 206-0-20Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience will be taught by Andrew Miri, Phd. This course explores current understanding of the organization and function of neural systems (visual, auditory, motor, etc.) within the mammalian nervous system. Topics include basic neuroanatomy, sensory processing, motor control, and higher cognitive functions including memory and language. Time will be devoted to presentation of essential knowledge form each area as well as to a discussion of key experiments that have contributed to our understanding. Course reading will be supplemented by primary research articles. May not receive credit for both this course and the former NEUROSCI 306-0/BIOL_SCI 306-0. See Caesar for full description.
NEUROSCI 325-0-20 The Neurobiology of Stress, Adversity, and Resilience will be taught by Catherine Woolley, Phd. Formerly coded NEUROSCI 390-0-22. This writing-intensive course combines lectures and in-class discussion. Course content draws from primary literature on the neurobiology of healthy and toxic stress, including individual differences in stress susceptibility and resilience, to explore biological mechanisms by which stress and adversity can influence health and other outcomes. An oral presentation and final paper are required. No textbook required.
NEUROSCI 325-0-20 and NEUROSCI 390-0-22 may be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology. You may receive credit for both NEUROSCI 325-0-20 and NEUROSCI 390-0-22.
NEUROSCI 350-0-60 Advanced Neurophysiology Laboratory will be taught by Daniel Dombeck, Phd. In this laboratory course you will perform electrophysiological experiments in which signals from living neurons (action potentials, local field potentials, post synaptic potentials) are recorded using amplifiers and data logging equipment commonly found in advances research labs around the world. No textbook required. Please email Dr. Dombeck to request a permission number for this class listing registration time slots.
NEUROSCI 350-0-60 may be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology.
NEUROSCI 365-0-2O Neurobiology of Prediction will be taught by Indira Raman, Phd. Formerly coded NEUROSCI 390-0-24. Much interest in the neuroscience centers on memory, the brain's relationship to the past. As organisms move through their lives, however, they must navigate the present moment by anticipating the future. In other words, they must engage in prediction. Brains have many mechanisms and strategies for formulating and acting on predictions, on time scales ranging from sub-seconds to years. Indeed, it is the brain's attempts at prediction, successful and unsuccessful, that underlie many of the complex questions of interest to neuroscience and the larger society. This course will take a cellular neurophysiological approach to examining neural mechanisms of prediction - i.e., how different brain circuits operating at different times scales contribute to attributing cause and anticipating effect. This class will discuss variable identification, statistical thinking, variance, accuracy of sensations, pattern recognition, and decision circuits, with a goal of gaining perspective on some of the "big questions," including superstition, aesthetics, and humor. May be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology.
NEUROSCI 365-0-20 and NEUROSCI 390-0-24 may be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology. May not receive credit for both NEUROSCI 365-0-20 and NEUROSCI 390-0-24.
NEUROSCI 370-0-20 Genetic and Circuit Analysis of Motivated Behavior will be taught by Hojoon Lee, Phd. Formerly coded NEUROSCI 390-0-23. Animals are programmed to behave strongly towards activities that satisfy our basic needs and enhance our chances of survival. This includes eating, drinking, sex, and social interaction. We will focus on the neurobiology of eating. How is food detected? How do we know when to eat and when to stop? What sets the priorities between eating and other needs? Do genes define behavior? What about neural circuits? Our goal is to answer these and many other questions about food. In this highly interactive class, we will read scientific articles, learn about cutting edge experimental techniques used in neuroscience research, discuss concepts, and practice oral presentation skills. No textbook required. M/W/F 11:00-11:50.
NEUROSCI 370-0-20 and NEUROSCI 390-0-23 may be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology. You may receive credit for both NEUROSCI 370-0-20 and NEUROSCI 390-0-23.
NEUROSCI 377-0-20Neurobiology of Sensation and Perception will be taught by Tiffany Schmidt, Phd. Analysis of the key concepts underlying the neurobiological mechanisms of vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch, and pain. Neural pathways leading to perception and processing of stimuli will also be discussed. Textbook is suggested but will only be used as reference.
NEUROSCI 377-0-20 may be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology.
Natural Sciences Distro Area
To declare a Neuroscience Major, please request an appointment through neuroscience@u.northwestern.edu . Please be sure to list your availability, preference of meeting with Dr. Justin Brown or Dr. Valerie Kilman and preference of in-person or zoom meeting!
NEUROSCI 202-0-21 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Introduction to principles governing nervous system function at the cellular and molecular level. May not receive credit for both NEUROSCI 202-0 and BIOL_SCI 302-0. Prerequisites: Must be a neuroscience major and have completed BIOL_SCI 201-0 and either CHEM 132-0 or co-enrollment in CHEM 152-0 or CHEM 172-0.
NEUROSCI 206-0-20 Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience
This course explores current understanding of the organization and function of neural systems (visual, auditory, motor, etc.) within the mammalian nervous system. Topics will include basic neuroanatomy, sensory processing, motor control, and higher cognitive functions including memory and language. Time will be devoted to presentation of essential knowledge from each area as well as to a discussion of key experiments that have contributed to our understanding. May not receive credit for both this course and the former NEUROSCI 306-0/BIOL_SCI 306-0. Prerequisite: NEUROSCI 202-0 or NEUROSCI 311-0 or BIOL_SCI 302-0.
NEUROSCI 325-0-20 Neurobiology of Stress, Adversity, and Resilience
This writing-intensive and discussion-based course will draw from primary literature on the neurobiology of healthy and toxic stress, individual differences in stress susceptibility and resilience, to explore biological mechanisms by which adversity can influence health and other outcomes. Oral presentations and a final paper are required. No textbook required. Prerequisites: NEUROSCI 202-0 and NEUROSCI 206-0; or BIOL_SCI 302-0 .
NEUROSCI 325-0-20 and NEUROSCI 390-0-22 may be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology. Students may not receive credit for both NEUROSCI 325-0-20 and NEUROSCI 390-0-22.
In this laboratory course you will perform electrophysiological experiments in which signals from living neurons (action potentials, local field potentials, post synaptic potentials) are recorded using amplifiers and data logging equipment commonly found in advanced research labs around the world. Prerequisites: NEUROSCI 202-0 and NEUROSCI 206-0; or NEUROSCI 311-0 and NEUROSCI 206-0; BIOL_SCI 302-0; and consent of instructor.
Much interest in the neuroscience centers on memory, the brain's relationship to the past. As organisms move through their lives, however, they must navigate the present moment by anticipating the future. In other words, they must engage in prediction. Brains have many mechanisms and strategies for formulating and acting on predictions, on time scales ranging from sub-seconds to years. Indeed, it is the brain's attempts at prediction, successful and unsuccessful, that underlie many of the complex questions of interest to neuroscience and the larger society. This course will take a cellular neurophysiological approach to examining neural mechanisms of prediction - i.e., how different brain circuits operating at different times scales contribute to attributing cause and anticipating effect. This class will discuss variable identification, statistical thinking, variance, accuracy of sensations, pattern recognition, and decision circuits, with a goal of gaining perspective on some of the "big questions," including superstition, aesthetics, and humor.This course was formerly known as NEUROSCI 390-0-24. You may not receive credit for both NEUROSCI 390-0-24 and NEUROSCI 365-0-20. May be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology. Prerequisites: NEUROSCI 202-0 and NEUROSCI 206-0 or NEUROSCI 311-0 and NEUROSCI 206-0.
NEUROSCI 365-0-20 may be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology.
NEUROSCI 370-0-20 Genetic and Circuit Analysis of Motivated Behavior
Critical explorations of brain structures and functions (and dysfunctions) underlying motivated behaviors to maintain homeostasis. May be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology. Prerequisites: NEUROSCI 202-0 and NEUROSCI 206-0.
NEUROSCI 390-0-23 may be used as a Neuroscience Group B elective or may be used as an Allied Field in Biology.
NEUROSCI 377-0-20 Neurobiology of Sensation and Perception
Analysis of the key concepts underlying the neurobiological mechanisms of vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch, and pain. Neural pathways leading to perception and processing of stimuli will also be discussed. Prerequisites: NEUROSCI 202-0 or NEUROSCI 311-0 or BIOL_SCI 302-0.
Instruction in writing a scientific thesis, discussion of student projects, instruction and peer feedback on thesis drafts, and continued independent research. Open to seniors pursuing departmental honors. Requires permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Requires permission of the Neuroscience Director of Undergraduate Studies.
NEUROSCI 202-0-21 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience will be taught by Justin Brown, PhD. Introduction to principles governing nervous system function at the cellular and molecular level. Final exam will be held during finals week but will be online. May not receive credit for both NEUROSCI 202-0 and BIOL_SCI 302-0. See Caesar for full description.
NEUROSCI 206-0-20 Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience will be taught by Andrew Miri, Phd. This course explores current understanding of the organization and function of neural systems (visual, auditory, motor, etc.) within the mammalian nervous system. Topics include basic neuroanatomy, sensory processing, motor control, and higher cognitive functions including memory and language. Time will be devoted to presentation of essential knowledge form each area as well as to a discussion of key experiments that have contributed to our understanding. Course reading will be supplemented by primary research articles. May not receive credit for both this course and the former NEUROSCI 306-0/BIOL_SCI 306-0. See Caesar for full description.
NEUROSCI 365-0-2O Neurobiology of Prediction